Endless is an industry-leading copper recycler in New Zealand, trusted for turning scrap copper into real value while protecting our environment. We handle every major variety of copper scrap, from bright and shiny #1 copper and insulated wire to copper pipes, bus bars, granules, and mixed grades. Whether it’s clean, bare copper ready for top prices or lower-grade material with attachments, Endless offers competitive copper scrap prices and an easy recycling process. By specialising in all types of copper recycling, we help tradies, businesses, and households unlock maximum value while keeping this vital metal in circulation.
Copper Recycling at Endless Metals
Hard Copper
Copper No.1
Clean copper pipe, flat bar or clean offcuts
Copper No.2
Combination of painted / corroded pipes, and burnt cable
Copper
Domestic
Copper with contaminants like welds or brass fittings
Copper Brass
Radiators
Radiators with copper fins and brass tubes, free of contaminants
Irony Copper Radiators
Copper Radiator w/Attachments
Copper radiators that still have steel or ferrous attachments
Ali Copper
Radiators
Radiators with aluminium fins and copper tubes, free of steel or plastics
Irony Ali Copper Radiators
Aluminium Cop Rad w/Attachments
Aluminium–copper radiators with remaining steel or mixed-metal attachments
Copper Hot Water
Cylinders
Copper water tanks, often insulated or with fittings attached
Copper Wire
Copper
Bright & Shiny
Bare copper cable
PVC 65%
Copper Cable
Copper cable with PVC coating, priced by copper content
PVC 42%
Copper Cable
Copper cable with PVC coating, priced by copper content.
TPS copper cable
PVC 30%
Copper Cable
Copper cable with PVC coating, priced by copper content.
Data Cable
PVC Copper
with Plug
Copper cable with PVC coating and including the plug
Car Looms
Car wiring looms, with limited attachments
Steel Coated
Copper Cable
Low-grade steel armoured copper cable
Lead Sheath
Copper Cable
Lead sheathed copper cable
Quick Facts on Copper
- Copper is on NZ’s Critical Minerals List
In the government’s “New Zealand Critical Minerals List,” copper is explicitly named among key minerals essential to NZ’s economy and future tech demands. - Only ~7,500 tonnes of copper ore historically mined in NZ
Since NZ’s first copper mine on Kawau Island in 1842, the cumulative copper ore production has been just over 7,500 tonnes. - AMR processed 874,000 tonnes of metal in 2024 (including copper)
The Association of Metal Recyclers (AMR) members (NZ) processed over 874,000 tonnes of metal in 2024, demonstrating scale of scrap metal recycling (copper is part of that). - Copper exports (waste & scrap) to Chile from NZ
In 2021, NZ exported copper waste & scrap to Chile worth about US$174,800. - Renewable energy build-out will drive more copper recovery opportunity
As NZ scales up solar and wind, the end-of-life (EoL) components (which include copper, alongside aluminium and steel) are projected to form a valuable future resource stream.
